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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which groups move most often, in Toffler's account?
(a) Doctors and dentists.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Technical workers.
(d) Agricultural workers.

2. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The traditionalists.
(b) The black sheep of society.
(c) The fast-paced people.
(d) The people who resist the rat-race.

3. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?
(a) They will not be able to keep up with changes.
(b) They will shrink in size as a social class.
(c) Their industries will become obsolete.
(d) They will have more and more power in their fields.

4. What term does Toffler use to describe the future society?
(a) Super-industrialism.
(b) Mega-production.
(c) Technological totalitarianism.
(d) Transnational capitalism.

5. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from exporting to importing.
(b) The rise of the middle class.
(c) The shift from industrialism to super-industrialism.
(d) The shift from producing to consuming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler say has become less important in commuter culture?

2. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?

3. With whom does a person have medium-term relationships, according to Toffler?

4. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

5. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?

(see the answer key)

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